Comparison

Endless Learning Academy vs Look I'm making it up!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Endless Learning Academy

This app offers interactive early learning lessons for children aged 2-6, covering letters, numbers, reading, math, emotions, and more. It features thousands of progressive modules and video lessons with adorable characters to make learning fun and engaging.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons for letters and numbers
  • Reading and phonics development
  • Math and counting activities
  • Learning emotions and social skills
  • Thousands of progressive lesson modules
  • Offline access to all content
Features
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***Download to TRY FREE – no cancellation fee or commitment!*** Prepare your child for Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and beyond with this interactive early learning educational app from Originator - Endless Learning Academy! Kids will learn letters, phonics, vocabulary, reading, numbers, math, emotions, feelings, and a whole lot more, with an ever growing curriculum all while having FUN with the adorable Endless monsters! PRESS AND REVIEWS: ⁃ KidSAFE Certified ⁃ Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice ⁃ Mom's Choice Awards Gold Recipient - National Parenting Product Awards Winner - Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award ⁃ Apple App Store "Best Education Apps for Your Child" CURRICULUM: Endless Learning Academy includes thousands of progressive lesson modules and delightful interactive learning activities covering: - ABC’s - Reading - Handwriting - Vocabulary - Phonics - Spelling - 123’s - Learn numbers - Math for kids - Quantity - Counting - Sequences - Arithmetic - Emotions - Music - Spanish - Art & coloring - …and much more In addition to the interactive lessons, this app includes hours of video lessons on hundreds of subjects to deepen your child’s early learning across a vast array of subjects including: - Time & duration (e.g. morning, before, after) - Colors & shapes (e.g. red, blue, circle) - Size & weight (e.g. big, small, tall) - Direction & orientation (e.g. top, bottom, over, under) - Physical states & conditions (e.g. on, off, fast, slow) - Actions (e.g. throw, catch, sit, stand) - Anatomy (e.g. eyes, ears, hands, feet) - Human senses & functions (e.g. sleep, smell, hear, yawn) - Hobbies (e.g. bicycling, climbing, baking, dancing) - Social emotions (e.g. share, help, determination, friendship) - Feelings (e.g. brave, curious, excited, proud) - Weather & seasons (e.g. rain, summer, thunder, wind) - Geography & places (e.g. farm, garden, lake) - Plants & animals (e.g. bird, elephant, fruit, flower) - Physical science (e.g. sun, stars) FEATURES: - Thousands of interactive lessons let your child see, hear, and feel concepts come to life. - Delightful animations reinforce basic concepts, deeper understanding, and subtle nuances. - Customizable Common Core based lesson plans grow with your child: progress to more advanced lessons when they're ready, or review individual lessons or entire lesson plans. - Freeplay mode allows kids to focus on specific subjects for more practice. - Multiple user profiles on each device allow the entire family to learn at their own pace. - 7-day free trial gives you unlimited access to all activities and lessons in the app before paying. A limited version of the app is available even for non-subscribers. - Designed and developed for children of ages 2-6+. - 100% free of advertisements and offers. - Learn on the go: all lessons and activities are accessible when the device is offline. - Endless Learning Academy was designed with your children in mind. There are no high scores, failures, limits or stress. Your children can interact with the app at their own pace. ** NOTE: The app must be periodically connected to the internet to validate the status of your subscription. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: Endless Learning Academy is a subscription service that gives total access to everything available in the app. You can choose to subscribe on a monthly or annual basis. ⁃ Payment will be charged to your Apple iTunes account after the 7-day free trial. ⁃ Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Your subscription gives you complete access to a version of the app on Apple TV. ⁃ Cancel your subscription anytime without a cancellation fee through Account Settings on your device. Privacy Policy: https://playpiknik.link/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://playpiknik.link/terms-of-use

About

Look I'm making it up!

This interactive storybook introduces children to improvisation and creativity through engaging activities. It features colorful animations, music, art, and games designed to foster imagination and open-mindedness.

Highlights
  • Creativity-sparking activities
  • Improvisation on piano
  • Decorating cookies
  • Creating costumes
  • Exploring famous paintings
  • Sharing photos
Features
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Winner of the Academic's Choice Award and the Best Mobile Apps Award. “Look, I’m Making it Up!” is a magical story that introduces children to the concept of improvisation and develops their creativity and curiosity. Meet Camilo, a free - spirited young boy who likes to do things in his own original way. Camilo loves to play music, dance, build, bake and paint. He also loves to put his own personal stamp on every thing he does. When Camilo hears distant sounds of jazz music coming from the park, his mom takes him there to listen. Camilo learns a new word from the musicians, IMPROVISATION. He quickly realizes that he has been an improviser all along! In the age of technology, with robots and AI on the rise, creativity stands out as a key component for future generations to succeed with, both personally and professionally. Early development of open mindedness, imagination and the ability to improvise will set our children on a road to success in tomorrow’s world. With "Look, I'm Making it Up!", our goal is to bring these important concepts to kids in a clear, enjoyable and interactive way. Highlights for your child: - Enjoy creativity-sparking activities - playing music and improvising on the piano, decorating cookies, and creating costumes.  - Find images of famous paintings and sounds of classical compositions throughout the story. - Colorful and vivid animations on each page will engage your child with hours of exploration. - Create adorable photos of Camilo and share them with friends. - FREE stickers app with a game of creating costumes. "Look, I’m Making it Up!" has been tested and verified to be challenging and fun for ages 5-9. The app is perfect for music and art classrooms as well as for homeschool students. PRIVACY POLICY: We care about your child's privacy. We do not collect personal information or have any ads. Not now, not ever. You can refer to the privacy policy here: http://themelodybook.com/privacy-policy/ If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at info@themelodybook.com

Screenshots

Endless Learning Academy4 screens
Look I'm making it up!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Look I'm making it up! at 100% against Endless Learning Academy's 53%. Look I'm making it up! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Endless Learning Academy's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Endless Learning Academy is free to download; Look I'm making it up! costs $2.99 up front. Endless Learning Academy sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Look I'm making it up! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Look I'm making it up! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Endless Learning Academy has 1.7K ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Endless Learning Academy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Look I'm making it up!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Endless Learning Academy ships an update every 3 weeks, Look I'm making it up! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Endless Learning Academy versus Look I'm making it up!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEndless Learning AcademyLook I'm making it up!
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (1.7K ratings)4.4 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better82
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1005 MB211 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOriginator Inc.The Melody Book

Customer experience

Endless Learning Academy

All ratings1,685 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative33.7%

Look I'm making it up!

All ratings82 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Endless Learning Academy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Rollercoaster feature gets stuck
  • Pronunciation issues with some words
  • Inconsistent video playback
  • Progress not saving properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages like French and Russian
  • Introduce adaptive difficulty levels
  • Allow creating custom word/number lists
  • Integrate with other learning apps and platforms
  • Improve offline access for all content

Look I'm making it up!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Endless Learning Academy

Subscriptions11
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Endless Learning Academy1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Endless Learning Academy$7.991 Month
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  • Monthly subscription$7.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (Fan)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (Fan)$34.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Endless Learning Academy7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Endless Learning Academy2 Months trial$49.991 Year
  • Endless Learning Academy$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$89.99
None

Look I'm making it up!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Endless Learning Academy free?
Endless Learning Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Look I'm making it up! free?
Look I'm making it up! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Endless Learning Academy or Look I'm making it up!?
Look I'm making it up! is rated higher. Endless Learning Academy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Look I'm making it up! averages 4.4 from 82 ratings.
Do Endless Learning Academy or Look I'm making it up! have ads?
Neither Endless Learning Academy nor Look I'm making it up! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Endless Learning Academy or Look I'm making it up!?
Endless Learning Academy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Look I'm making it up! every 3 months. Most recently, Endless Learning Academy was updated on October 29, 2026 and Look I'm making it up! on October 30, 2026.

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